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World

Modi Under Fire for Calling Bangladesh’s Leader Tough, ‘Despite Being a Woman’

By ROBERT MACKEY | Jun 8th 2015

India’s prime minister was criticized on social networks after a backhanded compliment to Sheikh Hasina, his Bangladeshi counterpart.

He is properly scolded.

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World

Get New York Times’ WhatsApp Alerts on Pope’s Latin America Trip

Jun 6th 2015

Subscribe to our new account on WhatsApp to receive updates on the pope’s trip to Latin America and how the leader of the Roman Catholic Church is received.

The edited news will be satisfactory for me. 
Sign up if you wish.

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Science

After Series of Setbacks, Spacecraft Prepares to Unfurl Sail

By KENNETH CHANG | Jun 6th 2015

LightSail, a privately financed project, aims to demonstrate the potential of using sunlight to propel spacecraft.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/science/space/lightsail-setbacks-spacecraft-prepares-unfurl-sail.html

"It worked"

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World

Some Germanwings Victims’ Remains to Be Returned on Schedule

By NICOLA CLARK | Jun 5th 2015

The announcement by the airline’s parent company ended uncertainty for the families after the transfer was suspended because of a bureaucratic error.

Found the problem and fixed it.

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Sports

Bryan Brothers Fall in French Open Doubles Final

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jun 7th 2015

Ivan Dodig and Marcelo Melo won their first Grand Slam title by edging the two-time champions Bob and Mike Bryan.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp

Boston is traveling.

American League
East
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
NY Yankees	32	25	.561	-	15 - 10	17 - 15	16 - 13	7 - 3	7 - 6	7 - 3	W 6
Tampa Bay	31	27	.534	1.5	14 - 16	17 - 11	18 - 14	1 - 2	9 - 9	7 - 3	W 1
Toronto	29	30	.492	4	18 - 12	11 - 18	14 - 14	5 - 5	6 - 8	7 - 3	W 6
Boston	27	31	.466	5.5	15 - 14	12 - 17	10 - 15	2 - 5	11 - 9	5 - 5	W 3
Baltimore	26	30	.464	5.5	15 - 12	11 - 18	15 - 17	4 - 2	6 - 7	4 - 6	W 1
Central
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Kansas City	32	23	.582	-	19 - 11	13 - 12	2 - 4	17 - 12	8 - 5	4 - 6	W 2
Minnesota	33	24	.579	-	20 - 10	13 - 14	9 - 4	16 - 16	5 - 2	5 - 5	L 1
Detroit	30	28	.517	3.5	14 - 15	16 - 13	1 - 3	20 - 11	4 - 10	2 - 8	W 2
Cleveland	27	29	.482	5.5	11 - 16	16 - 13	3 - 4	12 - 18	8 - 5	6 - 4	L 1
Chi White Sox	25	30	.455	7	13 - 12	12 - 18	2 - 4	13 - 21	6 - 3	4 - 6	L 2
West
Team	W	L	Pct	GB	Home	Road	East	Central	West	Last 10	Streak
Houston	34	24	.586	-	19 - 13	15 - 11	8 - 6	4 - 6	18 - 11	4 - 6	L 4
Texas	30	27	.526	3.5	11 - 15	19 - 12	10 - 4	9 - 7	10 - 15	7 - 3	L 1
LA Angels	28	29	.491	5.5	16 - 13	12 - 16	6 - 10	4 - 3	15 - 11	5 - 5	L 5
Seattle	25	32	.439	8.5	13 - 19	12 - 13	9 - 11	2 - 5	13 - 12	2 - 8	L 1
Oakland	23	36	.390	11.5	9 - 17	14 - 19	6 - 8	6 - 10	11 - 18	6 - 4	L 3

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Science

LightSail, a Private Spacecraft, Goes Unexpectedly Quiet

By KENNETH CHANG | Jun 5th 2015

The craft, launched last month and meant to demonstrate the possibilities of using sunlight for propulsion, has run into trouble before.

It is working.

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U.S.

Recession, Politics and Policy Stretch Arizona School Budgets

By FERNANDA SANTOS and MOTOKO RICH | Jun 5th 2015

Arizona has been crippled by several years of targeted cuts at the state level and voters’ repeated refusals to raise property taxes to offset shortfalls.

We still live in a democracy.
The residents must vote.

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Business Day

California Farmers Dig Deeper for Water, Sipping Their Neighbors Dry

By MATT RICHTEL | Jun 5th 2015

Those who can afford to are drilling deeper, hoping to tap new aquifers, but those new wells threaten to arouse long-dormant water disputes in the state.

An aquifer is a puddle in the pores.  There are no walls.

It is a race to the bottom.

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N.Y. / Region

Clinton Prison, a Tough Place for New York’s Most Violent Criminals

By MICHAEL WINERIP | Jun 7th 2015

Nearly 90 percent of inmates at the Clinton Correctional Facility, a prison in the village of Dannemora, N.Y., have been convicted of violent crimes.
 
http://www.correctionhistory.org/html/chronicl/docs2day/clinton.html
Founded 1845.

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Science

Is That Water Hot Enough to Kill Germs?

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY | Jun 8th 2015

If you can put your hands in the water while washing dishes, is it really hot enough to kill germs? And if not, what’s the point of using all that energy?

I will run the dishwasher.  ~130 f.

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Business Day

Fewer Americans Seek Aid for Unemployment

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jun 4th 2015

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World

Recovery of Bodies Brings Confirmed Toll in Yangtze Sinking to 434

By MICHAEL FORSYTHE | Jun 8th 2015

Only 14 of the 456 said to have been aboard the Oriental Star have been found alive, and eight remain missing, the Chinese state news agency reported.

The Chinese are doing better at recovery.

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Sports

Mo Farah Withdraws in England

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jun 8th 2015

Mo Farah’s absence because of doping allegations surrounding his coach overshadowed the action in the Diamond League in Birmingham, England.

http://nytimes.stats.com/mlb/scoreboard.asp?day=20150609


American League

7:05 PM ET  NESN/MAS2  Boston (27-31, 12-17 Road) Baltimore (26-30, 15-12 Home)

Bos: E. Rodriguez  (2-0, 0.61 ERA)

Bal: M. Gonzalez  (5-4, 3.54 ERA)

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Science

Video: A Compass in a Fly’s Brain

David Frank and James Gorman | Jun 8th 2015

In a very small region of a fruit fly’s very small brain, a circle of neurons helps the fly know where it is pointed.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/science/the-circle-that-gives-fruit-flies-direction.html

A compass is useful but not magic.

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Business Day

Dov Charney and American Apparel Tussle Over Lawyers’ Fees

By PETER J. HENNING | Jun 8th 2015

Mr. Charney, the founder of American Apparel, may be able to compel the company to pay his legal fees, even though the firm is suing him.

Tantrums equipped with lawyers.

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Sports

French Open 2015: Stan Wawrinka Beats Jo-Wilfried Tsonga to Advance to Final

By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY | Jun 5th 2015

Wawrinka, the eighth-seeded Swiss player, advanced to his first final at Roland Garros with a 6-3, 6-7 (1), 7-6 (3), 6-4 win over France’s Tsonga.

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/08/sports/tennis/french-open-2015-stan-wawrinka-defeats-novak-djokovic-for-title.html

Baseball this evening.

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Sports

Americans Dominate Boys’ Play in Paris

By BEN ROTHENBERG | Jun 6th 2015

The boys’ singles final at the French Open featured two Americans, and other players from the United States made it deep into the tournament.

Time and effort.

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U.S.

Arizona: Lawsuit Challenges Abortion Law

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jun 4th 2015

Planned Parenthood and Star Family Planning argued the new law violates abortion providers’ First Amendment rights by forcing them to repeat a state-mandated message against their medical judgment.

The legislature must back off.

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World

Frenchman in Vegetative State Can Be Taken Off Life Support, Court Rules

By AURELIEN BREEDEN | Jun 5th 2015

The case of Vincent Lambert, who was paralyzed in a car accident seven years ago, has been at the center of debates on end-of-life decisions in France.

Brain dead is dead by me.  Call in his executor.

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World

South Korea Identifies Hospital at Center of MERS Virus Outbreak

By CHOE SANG-HUN | Jun 5th 2015

The government said it was trying to find everyone who had been there during a two-week period in May in order to contain the further spread of the illness.


This is not yet a problem.

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